A man arrested Sunday for allegedly starting three separate fires that evening did so because he was “angry,” according to a recently released arrest affidavit obtained by Gazette media partner KOAA.

The affidavit reveals more about what led investigators to take the man, identified as Bernie Hidalgo, into custody.

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According to the affidavit both the Colorado Springs Fire Department and police responded to a fire at 2711 W. Pikes Peak Ave., around 9:10 p.m. Sunday. After arriving , more fire-related calls began to come in along West Pikes Peak Avenue, prompting a police officer to get in touch with CSFD arson investigators, who believed the fire calls were arson-related.

Police followed up with the two brothers living at 2709 West Pikes Peak Avenue who were displaced as a result of a fire that started inside their garage. CSFD rescued a dog from that fire.

The homeowner provided surveillance footage which showed a man entering the garage through a door. Later video allegedly shows the man doing something in the vehicle before smoke and flames are seen coming from the Jeep. Police said that a later video shows the man leaving with what was identified as the rifle case for a bolt-action rifle belonging to one of the other brothers living at the house.

The serial arsons, combined with the theft of a firearm, led police to issue a shelter-in-place order for the surrounding neighborhood until the man could be arrested.

With the homeowner’s assistance, police officers located the man and identifie Hidalgo as the one who had started the fire outside the townhome.

The affidavit stated that in the course of a Mirandized interview with police, Hidalgo said he started the fire at one property in the Jeep using a lighters and a paper receipt found in the vehicle. Hidalgo allegedly stated that he set fire to other vehicles after finding them to be unlocked. His reasoning: because he was “angry.”

Hidalgo is facing the following charges:

Three counts of fourth degree arson

Two counts of second degree burglary

Two counts of second degree arson

Two counts of theft

He was in court on Tuesday where a judge set his bond at $10,000 and is set to appear again in court on May 7 at 2:15 p.m.